For the third year in a row, Stone Hill Winery has taken home the highest honors at the Missouri Wine Competition.
The 2022 competition was held last weekend in Columbia, Missouri, where judges blindly tasted 239 wines during two days. They then awarded 48 gold, 102 silver, and 70 bronze medals.
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Stone Hill Winery’s 2020 Chambourcin red wine was awarded the Missouri Governor’s Cup and the Best of Class dry red.
The Missouri Governor’s Cup winner was selected from the 12 Best of Class champions, including:
- Sparkling: Stone Hill Winery – Brut Rosé
- Dry White: Noboleis Vineyards – 2021 Dry Vignoles
- Semi-Dry White: Augusta Winery – 2021 Vidal Blanc Estate Bottled
- Sweet White: Augusta Winery – 2021 Vignoles
- Dry Red: Stone Hill Winery – 2020 Chambourcin
- Semi-Dry Red: Adam Puchta Winery – Hunter’s Red
- Sweet Red: St. James Winery – Velvet Red
- Dry Rosé: Noboleis Vineyards – 2021 Dry Rosé
- Sweet Rosé: Augusta Vineyards – River Valley Blush
- Fruit: Adam Puchta Winery – Berry Black
- Dessert: Adam Puchta Winery – Signature Port
- Late Harvest/Ice Wine: Augusta Winery – 2021 Icewine
“With every vintage, you question how the consumer will react, so it is awesome to have these accolades showcase that our team made the right calls with the wine and grapes all year,” says Shaun Turnbull, a winemaker for Stone Hill Winery. “Everyone from the vineyard and the cellar came together to make something special yet again.”
Additionally, Stone Hill Winery’s 2020 Norton wine was named one of two winners of the 2022 C.V. Riley Award this year, sharing the spotlight with the 2020 Norton wine from Les Bourgeois Vineyards. C.V. Riley, Missouri’s first state-appointed entomologist, is accredited with his role in saving the French wine industry in the 1870s, after discovering the state’s pest-resistant rootstock. The award is named in his honor and recognizes the best Norton grape wine produced in Missouri.
The winery’s latest achievements have arrived at a special time, as Stone Hill Winery celebrates its 175th anniversary. “It is such an honor to receive the top two awards from the Missouri Wine Competition for a third year in a row,” says Stone Hill Winery owner Jon Held. “Watching this industry grow and evolve alongside us has been gratifying while also keeping the pressure on us to always improve.”
